Ohio River flood crest reaches 61 feet in Cincinnati
The Ohio River flood, the worst since 1948, crested at 61 feet in Cincinnati and moved into Indiana and Kentucky. It left multi million dollar damage and displaced thousands, with one death in a warehouse elevator incident. Red Cross reported 3,182 affected families across four states.
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Cincinnati
Indiana-Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Tren Horton Jr
Red Cross
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Two Planes Are Hunted Near Utah Missing
SALT LAKE CITY Two air planes with seven persons aboard were missing in Utah. Bad weather hindered search efforts. One B25 from Great Falls Base had three on board and was refueling at Hill AFB Ogden before heading to March Field California. The second light twin with four aboard traveled Chicago to Arcadia California led by pilot Robert J. Willis.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Air Force
Great Falls
Mont
Robert J. Willis
Edmiston Denounces Matusow Coffee Diary Claim
Washington testimony details Edmiston and wife Martha denying Matusow diary entry about making coffee in a hotel suite. Edmiston, ex FBI agent, says Matusow lied in earlier testimony and asserts he never was fired, while the Edmistons recount their past aid and later expulsion over a car deal and accusations of being professional witnesses.
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Edmiston
Martha
Cmg
Aeronca Mfg. Co
Atd
FBI
Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen. Eastlang
D-Miss
Matusow
Washington
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Edmistons
New York
Communist Party
Feared For Life Matusow Testimony in Crossroads Hearing
EL PASO Texas Harvey Matusow says he lied to anti- Communist hearings and fears for his life from the McCarthy era authorities. He testified in a federal court hearing on Clinton Jencks’s request for a new trial connected to Jencks’s convicting perjury in a non- Communist affidavit case. Matusow cited danger from Justice Department attorney Alderman and from others, not Alderman, if his life were known.
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EL Paso
Tex
Harvey Matusow
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Matusow
Clinton Jencks
Jencks
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Bayard, N.M
Justice Department
David Harris
Joseph Alderman
Alderman
Harris
Dulles Warns Reds May Misread U S Resolve On Formosa
Washington officials report Secretary of State Dulles fears Chinese Communist leaders may think the United States will not defend Formosa and the Pescadores. A Senate briefing attendee says Dulles worries the Reds believe Washington does not intend to fight. Senator Humphrey urges firm diplomacy and clear U S resolve to back Formosa.
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Dulles
U. S
Formosa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pescadores
China
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Foreign Relations Committee
Pay raise for career servicemen eyed by House vote
Two Democrats predicted House approval of President Eisenhower's plan to hike pay for career military personnel by 6 to 25 percent, adding about 745 million to the annual 5 billion payroll. The measure would raise enlisted and certain officers, with two million men due to see raises next month after signature. committee reports cite savings from reenlistment and extend allowances, retirement pay, and cadet stipends.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Kilday
D-Tex
Senate
Kilday
Sudden Attack On Fleet Possibility
Formosa Strait tensions rise as unconfirmed reports claim Chinese Nationalists warn of Red reinforcements and a new jet air division from Manchuria to threaten Free China. Wen Hua ling says Reds may attack offshore islands if US forces withdraw, with Soviet support possible. defense officials deny knowledge.
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Formosa
Formosa Strait
China News
Manchuria
Free China
Defense Ministry
Wen Hua-ling
Associated Press
Wen
U.S
Russia
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Ohio Marine killed in California crash
Ontario California. Marine Pfc. John Howard Reed 20 of East Palestine Ohio stationed at Nebo Marine Base near Barstow was killed in a highway crash yesterday.
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Ontario
Calif
John Howard Reed
East Palestine
Ohio
Nebo Marine Base
Barstow
Jets Smash Speed Mark
New York airmen break the Los Angeles to New York nonstop speed record in under four hours. Lt. Col. Robert R. Scott, Maj. Robert C. Ruby, and Capt. Charles T. Hudson set times of 3h 46m 33s, 3h 47m 33s, and 3h 49m 53s for the 2 445 mile run, aided by a strong tail wind and in flight refueling. The previous record of 4h 6m 16s was set January 2, 1954 by Col. Willard W. Millikan. Eight Thunderstreaks launched from LAX. five finished. All landed safely.
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New York
Air Force
Los Angeles
Floyd Bennett Field
Robert R. Scott
Des Moines
Iowa
Scott
Maj
Robert C. Ruby
Charles T. Hudson
Air National Guard
Willard W. Millikan
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles International
Near Eastern nations to discuss Arab split in Beirut
DAMASCUS Syria representatives from Syria Lebanon and Iraq will meet tomorrow in Beirut Lebanon to discuss ways of avoiding a split in the Arab world Well informed sources say Iraq recently ignored protests from Egypt and sealed a defense pact with Turkey which leans toward the West Egypt calls for a neutral Arab stance in the cold war
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Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Beirut
Egypt
Turkey
Eisenhower vows U S to keep fair share in Europe defence
President Eisenhower told seven Western European partners that the United States will maintain its fair share of forces in Europe as long as a threat exists. The pledge accompanies moving toward a Western European Union including West Germany, with six policy points tied to WEU ratification and NATO cooperation. The nations named are Britain France West Germany Belgium Italy Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
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Eisenhower
America
United States
Europe
West Germany
Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
U.S
North Atlantic Alliance
Western European Union
WEU
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
European Allied Command
Germany
North Atlantic
United
Passenger Dies In Side By Side Race Crash
Columbus sheriff's deputies report a nighttime side-by-side auto race ended with both cars out of control. One passenger, 18 year old Charles E. Engel of Columbus, died. The two teenage drivers escaped with minor cuts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles E. Engel
Senate Debates Substitute Tax Plan Amid Slim Odds
Senate Democrats unveiled a substitute tax plan replacing the House 20 per person cut with up to 908 million dollars in annual relief mainly for low income families. The proposal would repeal corporate depreciation and dividend tax breaks to offset revenue losses, while risking votes from Byrd and George and uncertain Republican support.
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Washington
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Byrd
George
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Ways and Means ‘Committee
Cooper
D-Tenn
Danie A. Reed
R-Ny
Police Lift Slim Leads For Killer In Ohio Slaying
Police in Columbus report slim leads in the Tuesday early morning slaying of Don Keyes a 24 year old OSU student and part time service station worker. They seek two car drivers seen near the station and a man using a telephone behind the station. Robert Stevens 17 was cleared after a lie detector test. Funeral services were set for Keyes with a $500 reward offered by Checker Oil Co plus $50 added by a Columbus funeral director.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don Keyes
Keyes
Robert Sevens
Stevens
Ohio State University
Checker Oil Co
Robert Feil
Plant Traps Theft Suspect in Downtown Cash Plot
Cleveland postal inspectors planted a phony $25,000 package in a downtown lot to trap a theft suspect. John J. Conway, 55, a county home maintenance employee, picked up the fake package of money but the money was only newspapers cut to look like dollars. He was released on $7,500 bond after a hearing before U.S. Commissioner H. A. Horn.
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Huntington
W.va
Ohio River Engineers
Powhatan Point
Ohio
Maysville
George T. Derby
Cincinnati
Coney Island
River Downs
Cleveland
John J. Conway
Conway
U.S
H. A. Horn
Plan Hike In Military Aid To Asia
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress for 1.2 billion dollars to raise nonmilitary aid to the Far East by about 20 percent. Funds would cover 16 non-Communist countries for the year starting July 1, plus a 200 million dollar Asia loan fund to be allocated by the president.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Far East
Asia
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Sowar Bawitene
Dulles
Treasury
Humephrey
Eccles Sees Real Danger To Economy
Former Federal Reserve chairman Eccles warned the Senate Banking Committee that there are elements of real danger to the economy from brisk stock and housing booms. He urged tighter credit and higher margin requirements, suggesting 75 percent now and possibly 100 percent if stock values keep rising, noting the 1953 cut from 75 to 50 percent and a 60 percent level today. Meanwhile the New York stock market steadied after a two day decline with gains led by the aircraft sector and volume returning toward average.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Weather outlook for Middletown remains mild and cloudy
A Middletown weather brief notes mild, cloudy conditions with warm breezes continuing for at least two more days. Daytime highs around 71 degrees yesterday, cooling to the 50s at night, with forecast similar readings for tonight and tomorrow as the weatherman expects continued mild air and overcast skies.
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Middletown
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